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No its not sold out every game, obviously. However you can bet that at least half of the upper deck will be sold this year for every game. Sure we get seats, but they limit the noise factor that the students UNDOUBTEDLY bring to the game. Give the students sections 107-110 and 208 up top and you will have a much better atmosphere at the Ralph. We don't just want any tickets that the Ralph will throw at us...we want the tickets that allow us to support our team and actually make a difference in the third period when we're down by one with three minutes remaining. You can't deny that students are the ones who are going to stand up before the pumped in music and signs flashing "stand up" are needed.

"This year, there were only 630 lower bowl seats available for student season tickets. Such scarcity caused students to miss classes as they joined the long lines outside Ralph Engelstad Arena." The line formed at 8:30 Thursday night...please let me know who missed class that late? As for camping out all day Friday/some of Sat...nobody had to stay there. The raffle was the only thing that caused students to miss any classes. Go back to General Admission, yet swipe student ID's along with the tickets...that way if you kick a student out you can swipe their card and make it so they can't get back in for the rest of the year. Then have an appeal process for students who are kicked out to try and fight their bannishment from hockey.

I agree completely with this plan. However, I say limit the camping out to 3 days. Start the line on Thursday night and have people hang out til Sunday. I'm a die-hard fan, however there's a block on Thursday where none of my 4 people would have been able to be there. So for us to get screwed, even had we been there on Monday because we have something on Thursday isn't cool. Fridays are good day to stand in line, because its Friday. Same with Saturday and Sunday.

Personally, I would go with GVSU since I've gotten extremely sick of NDSU fans and their complaining. The GVSU fans i've experience have been nothing but awesome.

Kupchella has done an excellent job on the academic side of things...however on the athletic side there is definitely room for improvement.

dakota hall was formerly a hotel in town...i think it was one or maybe two years ago that the University bought it and is now using it as a dorm.

Just like to send out a big f you to the student senate and those responsible for changing the setup to a lottery. Congrats on making students sit outside for 7 hours before you tell them that you are going to give them less than 1 in 8 chances of getting tickets. Of course, when you have 300+ students sitting peacefully outside, theres such a huge chance of people getting injured, so obviously you need to spend 4 hours trying to figure out the best way to screw over the most die-hard fans. As much as I want my seats, I would love to see the student section half empty because all of the "fans" who get tickets don't actually care about hockey, but just go every now and then because they don't have any frat to go to to play beer pong. Good job to everyone involved, this really made my day and my weekend.

They are looking for a host and possibly a reporter for their pre-game and intermission shows that are produced at the Ralph in the concourse.

no, you're dumb

Obviously, the article PCM wrote doesn't come out and say that Bochenski will definitely leave school for the NHL, however the title "Bochenski to Bolt" tells you taht he is going to and not that he may bolt. If I said "Bush to be reelected," i don't think many people would let it slide if he didnt and i used the reason that i really meant he "may" be reelected. My main question is...was it really news to say that Bochenski might eventually leave school early if the money is there? I think you could say that about any player in the NCAAs. If an NHL offers them enough money, theres a very very good chance that they will leave early for that money. Once something happens, write an article about it...but just talking about what could possibly happen and using a title that says its going to happen isnt news.

It has almost been two weeks since this "story" was first reported, yet absolutely nothing has happened. Anyone know what is going on?

Possibly...I wonder if the recruiting factor played any part in the asst. coach hiring. A majority of USHL players have already committed to schools, however there is still a nice hockey factory in Warroad full of high school kids that have yet to give verbals.

Other notable draft picks by WHA - Drew Stafford went 65th to Dallas Matt Greene was drafted at 92 by Dallas Matt Smaby was 95th to Halifax Jordan Parise was picked 136th to Founders Franchise Matt Jones was 162 to Halifax Travis Zajac was 200th to Founders Franchise Phillipe Lamoureaux went 204 to Dallas Brady Murray was 226th to Halifax In the Free Agent Draft Brian Lundbohm went 202nd to Dallas James Patrick 236 to Toronto

So PCM, im sure you saw that team play, how good were they?

Just thought I'd give everyone an update on the situation with the 957 (the unit Keith and Ken were in). They returned to the U.S. on Monday of this week and are in Missouri going through out-processing. They were lucky and spent the past month or so in Kuwait away from all of the fighting. It's definitely great that they are back and safe and we can never forget the 3 brave North Dakotans who lost their lives fighting for our freedom.

Personally, If you look at my brackets when you're really drunk, it shows that I picked Denver vs Maine. I'm sure someone should owe me money now.

For some reason, I have a feeling that Notre Dame will give MN a run for their money. They have a goalie that can play outstanding and control a game and if ND can toss a few behind Briggs, the Gophers could be done in one. I see them as the most likely to lose in the 1st round, however if they make it past ND and UMD and UND, i will only cheer for them to win it for the WCHA, but after that I hate all gophers.

damn conspiracy it was obviously the home-ice advantage

Actually, I think because UNH is a lower seed than UMD, they would be the #4 seed going into the FF, which would mean UND would play UNH and UMD would play Maine...creating a potential UND v UMD Championship Game.

I really suggest you get a clue before you come on here criticizing everyone because you can't see road games. There's a reason for it. 1st...you blame WDAZ and UND for not airing the FF semifinal? UND and WDAZ have absolutely 0 control...thats right NONE. Its the St. Paul Group that controls what games are aired (the X, FSN) with some input from the WCHA. WDAZ legally cannot air the game. With FSSN, that is the WDAZ crew broadcasting through a different channel, because WDAZ couldn't pre-empt what was coming down through the ABC feed. For the away games to be televised...either WDAZ (a very small television station, that actually is owned by WDAY out of Fargo...so they get very little money for unnecessary production) has to fork over a ton of money and send a production crew (5-10 people minimum...plus gas money for a gas-guzzling truck) or tap into the feed coming out of the arena. Both of these cost money that WDAZ doesn't have. It was posted in another thread, but UND has more games televised than 8 out of the 10 teams in the WCHA. You should be happy that this many games are televised and quit bitching about things and people who have absolutely no control over what games get aired and which ones don't.

k, i just tried to figure out what it would take for CC to make it there are so many things that can happen...if CC finishes at least 3rd, then they've got a half decent chance of making it I really hope UAA wins, just so UND ends up in the west

I posted it in another topic, but I suggest everyone email Bruce McLeod and express how absurd you think this rule is. His email is bmcleod@du.edu

Apparently my email made Bruce reconsider the decision to not air the afternoon game